2011 My year, in lists…
For me, 2011 was two main things, 1. The year of the Penpal 2. The year we went to Asia for the first…
Month: January 2012
Day 4 – Heading home and unfinished business!
Our alarms went off at 6.30am, we were both knackered, but we checked out and left the hotel around 8am, getting to the…
Day 3 – Bettes, buying, bathrooms and giggles!
Another lazy morning for the McMasters, it was bliss. I love lying in, especially in hotels for some reason. I think it’s just…
Day 2 – Sausilito, San Francisco and a really windy road!
The builders didn’t wake us, the maids in the halls didn’t wake us, what woke us, was the friggin AC/Heating unit. Yes, the…
Day 1 – Livermore, Stockton, Sacramento and Berkeley!
It was time to go! I hadn’t had the weeks of excitement building up to this trip, as I’d other stuff to ‘get…
The magic of Christmas traditions!
Everyone has their own holiday traditions which they grow up with and can recall from their youth. When you get older, get married,…
Seeing in the New Year…
Boxing day, I got up, hit the sales and promptly came home. I wasn’t well at all. I think I picked up a…
T'is the season to overeat, drink and open presents!
We stayed up late on Christmas eve, and, since we were going to be out all day Christmas day, we decided to open…
Tubac Olive Oil and Balsamic vinegar giveaway!
One of my favourite blogs to follow, Savory Simple, is having a giveaway! She’s picked up a great little giftset from Tubac, a…
A few Christmas dinner recipes…
Christmas eve started off a little slow, I woke up with a head-smashing migraine. Col went out for a haircut, called his parents…